Bloomberg Businessweek - USA (2019-07-22)

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◼ CONTENTS Bloomberg Businessweek July 22, 2019

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◼INBRIEF 9 China’sgrowth;hungerin Zimbabwe;thepounddrops

◼AGENDA 10 A newleaderin Britain;Muellertestifies;Vodafone

◼OPINION 10 That’s no way to pick a European Commission leader

◼ REMARKS 12 At 50, the moon landing can still teach us plenty

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BUSINESS 16 Ina smokingcannabismarket,hemp’s the big winner

18 Here, Fido, take your CBD ▼

19 Weed’sbooming,butwomenarehittinga grassceiling

21 With money to be made, Thailand loosens up on pot

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TECHNOLOGY 22 Instacart’s(ping!)grocerybuyers(ping!) feel hounded

24 Andnow:ElonMusk,brainsurgeon

25 Antonio Neri’s blueprint for Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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FINANCE 26 WallStreetis hotforcoldwarehouses

28 Challengers keep coming, but the greenback still rules

ECONOMICS 30 How safe is the Fed from Trump?

POLITICS 34 InBrazil,thespeakerofthelowerhousestepsup

36 Europe can’t do much to calm U.S.-Iran tensions

SOLUTIONS 39 Researchersarefindingnon-opioidwaystotreatpain

41 TheU.K.’spatientdatabasecouldbeworthbillions

42 Since taking over, Glaxo’s CEO has made radical moves

◼PURSUITS 60 Ourintrepidreportermaitred’satNobu.Oh, the stories

64 ThenewBentleyhasa lotridingonit

66 AfterElvisplayedVegas,neitherwouldeverbethesame

67 It’s summer. It’s sunny. Don’t go out without a (stylish) hat

◼ LAST THING 68 Uber should become the Amazon of routing